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Born in 1972 in Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland, lives and works as a Project Manager of the BFI Future Film Academy in London, United Kingdom

Alison has 20 years of experience in film education and has produced over 200 short films with young people in London
She was the Director of the Flipside Youth Film Festival and is now the Project Manager of the BFI Future Film Academy for 16-19 year olds
She is a member of the Youth Cinema Network, connecting youth film festivals and educators worldwide
Sits on the board of Fresh Film in Limerick

Born in 1984 in Slovakia, lives and works as a producer in Prague, Czech Republic

Katarína has worked for the Slovak Film Institute during 2009 – 2015
During 2015 – 2021, she was programming workshops for the MIDPOINT Institute, for which she is now a feature film tutor
Since 2015, she has collaborated on several films acclaimed at the festival circuit
She is a SOFA 2015 and EAVE Producers Workshop 2016 graduate and the Slovak Producer on the Move 2021
Filmography (selection):
2021: 107 Mothers / by Peter Kerekes – Venice IFF
2020: Servants / by Ivan Ostrochovský – Berlinale
2019: Silent Days / by Pavol Pekarčík – KVIFF
2017: Nina / by Juraj Lehotský – KVIFF
2016: 5 October / by Martin Kollar – IFFR

Born in 1981 in Copenhagen, Denmark, lives and works there as a story and publishing editor

Script consultant for Berlinale Talents and SAM Productions
Publishing editor with Politikens Forlag
Works in all formats: fiction, documentary, art and hybrids, films, TV series and books
Former curator for Future Shorts DK and former Head of CPH:LAB at CPH:DOX
MA in film studies and an EAVE film producer graduate

Born in 1990 in Berlin, Germany, lives and works there as a programmer and filmmaker

Vincent is a filmmaker and programmer from Berlin
His studies of International Relations, Arabic and Documentary Directing took him to Scotland, Morocco and Sudan, where he worked in educational and cultural institutes
He is the program manager for short films at Berlinale Generation, selects films for Filmfest Dresden and writes audio description
Filmography (selection):
In Produktion: prometheus astray
2023: formation of mental objects
2018: some of these days
2016: the wound that needs to be healed

Born and raised by the Baltic Sea since 1992, lives and works in Tallinn as a freelance photographer and researcher at Tallinn University

Saara is a multi-local cultural researcher, festival enthusiast and cinephile
She has a history of odd jobs at film festivals. Highlights include coordinating film discussions at CinéDOC-Tbilisi (2018 & 2019), the international competition OFFshorts at FiSH (Filmfestival im Stadthafen; 2020) and photographers of PÖFF (Black Nights Film Festival; 2022)